Behavior Analysis Faculty
BA Program Faculty, Degree, Interests:
Austin, John (Ph.D., Florida State University, 1996)
Managing performance problems in business and industrial settings; occupational safety. e-mail: john.austin@wmich.eduBaker, Lisa E. (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1989)
Behavioral pharmacology of addictive drugs; the use of neuropharmacological and behavioral assays including drug discrimination, conditioned place preference, and in vivo microdialysis to assess the behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of abused drugs in nonhuman models. e-mail: lisa.baker@wmich.eduDickinson, Alyce M. (Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 1985)
Chair, Industrial/Organizational Psychology program
The effects of monetary incentives on employee productivity, quality, and satisfaction; the impact that extrinsic award systems have on intrinsic motivation. e-mail: alyce.dickinson@wmich.eduFuqua, R. Wayne (Ph.D., University of Florida, 1977)
Chair, Department of Psychology
Behavior therapy; behavioral medicine; behavioral research methodology; mental retardation; stress-related disorders; AIDS prevention. <mailto:r.wayne.fuqua@wmich.edu> e-mail: r.wayne.fuqua@wmich.eduHuitema, Bradley E. (Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1968)
Time-series analysis; single organism and quasi-experimental design; evaluation of preventative health practices. <mailto:brad.huitema@wmich.edu> e-mail: brad.huitema@wmich.eduMalott, Richard W. (Ph.D., Columbia University, 1963) Autism, organizational behavior management. e-mail: richard.malott@wmich.edu
Pietras, Cynthia (Ph.D., University of Florida, 2000) Experimental analysis of human and nonhuman behavior, behavioral pharmacology, pro-social behavior (e.g., cooperation, altruism) and aggressive behavior, risky choice and self-control, and behavioral ecology. e-mail: cynthia.pietras@wmich.edu
Poling, Alan Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1977) Chair, Behavior Analysis program
Mental retardation; basic learning processes; behavioral pharmacology; school psychology. alan.poling@wmich.edu
Van Houten, Ron (Ph.D., Dalhousie University, 1972)
Traffic safety; Pedestrian safety; Intelligent transportation system; Traffic calming; Bicycle safety; Seat belt use; Reducing impaired driving;
Community/Organizational psychology; Developmental disabilities; Education.
e-mail: ron.vanhouten@wmich.edu